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Assessment of dietary factors, dietary practices and exercise on mental distress in young adults versus matured adults: A cross-sectional study
Begdache et al. (2019) states that diet may impact mental health in different ways in young adults and mature adults since full maturation of the brain is thought to be achieved at the age of 30. This study investigated the relationship between mental distress with exercise and dietary consumption and practices, and compared the differences between young adults (YA) aged 18-29 and matured adults (MA) aged 30 years and above. Additionally the researchers aimed to find out whether mental health supports exercising and healthy eating and practices. The data was collected by distributing an anonymous online survey on social media platforms. The mood of young adults appeared to depend on foods that increases availability of neurotransmitter precursors and concentrations in the brain such as frequent meat consumption and exercise, while matured adults’ mood were greatly influenced by foods such as fruits that provide antioxidants and by abstaining from foods that inappropriately activates the sympathetic nervous system (e.g. coffee, high glycemic index, and skipping breakfast). These findings may indicate that diets require adjustments as people’s brains start to mature and undergo age-related morphological and functional alterations. [NPID: stress, adults, brain maturation, mental stress, meat, exercise, fruits, antioxidants, breakfast, high glycemic, coffee, nervous system]
Year: 2019
